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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

As soon as I saw the Cricut Boys Will Be Boys cartridge, I knew I wanted to cut this fly. How silly is that, huh? Well, when my son, Robbie, was 5 and 6 years old, he loved the Fly Guy books. As some of you may know, Robbie has high functioning autism and for years, I couldn't get him to do anything with reading. I couldn't do phonics with him - NOTHING. I never saw him reading or even looking at books closely. Then, when he was in kindergarten, he wanted to get the Fly Guy books. I was thrilled! When we got home, he picked one of them up and starting reading from the beginning out loud! I was in tears (of joy, of course) - I had no idea if he would ever be able to read (despite schooling, interventions, etc.). It gave me so much hope!

Now, on with the show...

I thought this would be a great layout to make to commemorate this big event. So, I cut the fly at 5-1/2". Then, my title was cut at 2-1/4" - don't you love those arrows? The Cricut Boys Will Be Boys cartridge has some great fonts. I added pen work to give it a little interest.

Finally, I cut the arrow at 3". I cut a yellow scalloped rectangle at the fit to page setting on a 12x12 sheet (as big as possible) and mounted behind the photos, etc. You can't see it too well but it added a layer to the page.

I printed out pictures of the book covers and added them to both the top of the page and then inside the flap. I pop dotted the center photo to give some dimension.

I added the flap so that I could tell my story about Robbie. The photos of books inside are also by the same author and were beloved books that he read constantly, until they actually fell apart. I will use an Exacto knife on the page protector to cut around the flap so I can access it once it's in the album.

Paper was by Club Scrap and Coredinations. I blurred Robbie's face because I don't like images of my kids on the net, just FYI. The layout looks so cute without being blurred, though - just sayin'. LOL!

Tune in tomorrow when both you and I will be surprised by what I make (me especially, as I'm not yet sure what I'm doing...). This post may contain affiliate links.

Boys will be boys sounds like a fun cartridge. Glad that your son loves reading, isn't it amazing what the love of reading can do to a person. So sorry to hear what Melanie. And her family are going through.Gloria H

First of all, I love this LO, it is too darn cute!!!! But your story behind this LO is what really got me. I think this is one of the most special memories to be shared with us, thank you. I also want to say my thoughts and prayers are with Melanie and her family. I will say it..I HATE CANCER!!!! No matter what age it is tragic, but this is so sad. She was so young, and her children..I have tears.

God Bless Joy, and please hug Melanie for me when you see her, tell her it's extra crafty hugs.

What a wonderful layout. I have just been introduced to FLY GUY! My 1st grader just brought one of the books home and we LOVE it. I think I might have "borrow" this layout from you. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Is that cartridge out for the general public? I haven't seen it anywhere yet and it has the name on cricut.com but doesn't show any handbook views yet. I think I need that cartridge. Love the font.Your story is so sweet. Moms with kids with autism amaze me.

Love this l/O, Joy! So cute - I had never heard of the Fly Guy books and I have an 11 year old son! Glad yours found something to interest him enough to want to read!!! TFS

Thoughts and prayers are with Melanie and her family. So tragic when someone we love passes too soon! I just lost a 44 year old friend and neighbor to breast cancer about a month ago. She had been giving it the fight of her life for 13 long and painful years. The only consoling thought is that they are no longer in pain.

Joy, If memories are not what scrapbooking is all about, I don't know what is. I will have a greater appreciation for this little fly image now that I have heard your story. Really a sweet LO. I hope Melanie knows that she is in all of our thoughts. We miss her and hope she and her family are coping with such a horrible tradgedy. Marcie

Sometimes we just don't know whose lives we touch. Thanks heavens for the talented author/illustrated who touched your child. Now the layout is soooo cool... I will be looking much closer at that particular cartridge.

Such a great reason to make a layout...and such a great layout too!! I love the colors (I'm not much of a neuteral kind of gal). It's very inspiring; the only problem I'm gonna have is that some of my son's fav books were "Captain Underpants"...oh dear!!

That's an awesome LO and a beautiful celebration of your son's accomplishment! My son is autistic as well, and I celebrate any milestone, no matter when it occurs. He isn't reaching them as other kids do, but it's HIS story not theirs.

Love this layout and love the story about your son. As a teacher, when I hear those "whoot" moments, I get all teary eyed with joy for the students and parents. Successes like that should be celebrated forever and what a great way to preserve that memory by journaling it. Thanks for the great tip on cutting your page protector for access. I had never thought about doing that before!

Sending warm fuzzies to Melanie at this time. It is always hard to lose someone so young and even harder when you are really, really close to them.

Cute LO. I like the idea of adding a flap so you have room to journal and tell the story which, by the way, is wonderful! My thoughts and prayers are with Melanie and the whole family at this tragic time.

I loved the idea of the foldout for extra pictures and journaling! I am going to try that with my next scrapbooking layout. Thank you for sharing your new cricut ideas with us! Keep up the good work!!!

I am a school psychologist and I work with children who are diagnosed with autism. I love your story!

We had a child at school that we all thought was nonverbal. One day we came in and he was standing at the number chart counting out loud to 100. We all just stood there with tears in our eyes. It was amazing!

Oh My Goodness... I am at loss for words! This LO is amazingly Beautiful!!! Love it mostly because of the story behind it. Way to embrace his love for these books. TFS...My deepest Sympathy for Melanie and her Family as they move forward from this hard and painful Loss. Thoughts and Prayers will be with her.

{{HUGS}} and thoughts for Melanie and the 4 children.My DH's great-nephew has aspbergers so I know when they find a connection with something it warms the heart. Love the whole LO and the Parts books are funnier than straws in the nose.LOL

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We are a couple of Cricut lovers and bloggers who are excited to share our interest in the Cricut with others. We decided to do a blog devoted to Provo Craft's Cricut because people are always looking for great everyday Cricut ideas! We hope that by showing you some different things the cartridges can do, as well as some cuts you may have overlooked, that you are then able to be inspired to create some beautiful things.